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University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine

Los Angeles, CA

Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

No responses
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

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What was the most interesting question?

Where do you see the future of medicine in ten years?

What was the most difficult question?

Although it was supposedly a "blind" interview, my interviewer immediately interrogated me for all my stats anyways. Kind of defeats the purpose.
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

40 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

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Where did the interview take place?

At the school
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

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How do you rank the facilities?

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What is your in-state status?

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What were your total hours spent traveling?

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What was your primary mode of travel?

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About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

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What airport did you fly into?

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Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

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What is your ranking of this school's location?

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What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

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What are your comments on where you stayed?

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✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

Read all material on the website. Reviewed my essays and app.

What impressed you positively?

It might have been the 70 degrees sunny weather in early february, but the campus itself is very nice...very contained and easily accessible. County Hospital is old but will soon be replaced and then some. Students were all friendly and not just the ones giving the tour. USC will definitely provide great clinical experience with the patient population they have...and research is taking off here as well and is easily accessible to students. Plus...if you pay $79 bucks at the beginning of the school year, you can go for free to any Trojans game (football, basketball, etc). Major plus :)

What impressed you negatively?

That students all pretty much live off campus randomly throughout the area.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

That the student interview doesn't really make much difference at all. They simply fill out a sheet that is turned into the admissions committee.

What are your general comments?

Student interview was very laid back (we talked outside of a cafe) and friendly. USC is definitely a school that emphasizes their clinical skills. County Hospital provides care to an incredibly diverse patient population both in terms of ethnicity and socioeconomic level. The students and faculty have a strong sense of community (most striking example was the groups of students eating breakfast and chatting with their professors in the cafe when I first arrived) and I think this is only strengthened by the pass/fail grading system.

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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